Adv. Bio. Endocrine Galnds

Front 1

Vanishing gland. Needed most during early childhood years, but begins to disappear when one reaches puberty. Both endocrine and lymphatic. Secrete a hormone, which helps to stimulate lymphoid cells to produce T-cells. helps fight off diseases

Back 1

thymus

Front 2

Keeps blood sugar within normal limits. If your blood sugar is too high, it produces insulin and if it is too low, It produces glucagon. Also helps with digestion.

Back 2

Pancreas

Front 3

responsible for muscles, deep voices, and excess hair growth in men. Helps reproduction by making sperm

Back 3

Testes

Front 4

Very tiny, but has alot of jobs. Helps with growth and development. also provides milk for a new mother to breast-feed. Back part helps maintain body's water balance. Releases hormone, oxytocin, to contract the uterus so a new baby can be born.

Back 4

Pituitary

Front 5

Shaped like a butterfly. increases metabolism and influences both physical and mental activity. Helps with tissue growth. causes calcium to be stored in bones.

Back 5

Thyroid

Front 6

Two of these in the body which have two parts each. helps keep your electrolytes balances by deciding how much sodium and potassium the body needs. Also helps with pain control. Closely related to the sympathetic nervous system which helps prepare the body for emergency situations. Fight or flight

Back 6

Adrenal

Front 7

resembles a pine cone. Stimulated by the amount of the light that enters your eyes. helps prevent early onset puberty. Produces a hormone which causes body temp to drop.

Back 7

Penial

Front 8

Produces eggs. stimulates the development of breasts and pubic hair. helps make a lining for the uterous

Back 8

Ovary

Front 9

the gland in the brain that is the control center for all regulatory activities of the body

Back 9

hypothalamus

Front 10

condition in which levels of thyroid hormones in the blood are very low

Back 10

hypothyroidism

Front 11

helps regulate when you sleep at night and when you wake in the morning

Back 11

melatonin

Front 12

master gland, makes hormones that control several other endocrine glands

Back 12

pituitary

Front 13

hormone that reproductive glands produce for females

Back 13

estrogen

Front 14

two hormones produced by the pancreas

Back 14

insulin and glucagon

Front 15

gland produced by hormones that control the rate at which ells produce energy

Back 15

thyroid

Front 16

4 tiny glands that function together that release hormones that regulate calcium levels

Back 16

parathyroid

Front 17

general name given to water soluble hormones (banned in most sports organizations)

Back 17

steroids

Front 18

the inner part of the adrenal gland

Back 18

medulla

Front 19

hormone that reproductive glands produce for males

Back 19

testosterone

Front 20

gland that produces melatonin

Back 20

Pineal

Front 21

causes milk production in nursing mothers and contractions during childbirth

Back 21

Oxytocin

Front 22

Increases blood pressure and heart rate when the body experiences stress

Back 22

adrenalin

Front 23

helps regulate calcium in bones

Back 23

calcitonin

Front 24

adrenal glands are located above the major organ

Back 24

kidneys

Front 25

disease caused by a failure of the body to produce insulin

Back 25

diabetes

Front 26

produced in the adrenal cortex, keeps blood glucose levels stable

Back 26

cortisol

Front 27

contains cells called the islets of Langerhans

Back 27

pancreas

Front 28

collection of glands that secrete chemicals that maintain homeostasis

Back 28

endocrine